Russell Hill wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I am curious about the substantial and tall light poles seen along
> interstates and various interchanges. They look to have internal cables,
> both mechanical and electrical, and could be in the ballpark of 100 feet
> high. They have external pulleys on top so the light array can be lowered
> for maintenance.
They're a lot taller than 100 ft in some cases.. 200ft is available, as
I recall.
>
> They would not be very useful for Yagis, Quads, and the like, but with the
> internal hoisting cables might be useful for slopers, rhombics, high
> dipoles, etc.
You could easily put a rotator on the platform and hoist it up.
>
> I would guess they are quite expensive, but that is an assumption. Does
> anyone know anything about these?
A couple or three years ago, I tracked down several of the suppliers and
posted it on the list. There was a discussion going on about things
like tall wooden poles, the Pirod poles, etc.
A search of the archives should find it.
>
> And similarly, what about the BIG flagpoles seen at car dealerships and so
> forth?
>
Ditto..
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